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TIL the Supreme Court ruling of "Oliphant v Suquamish" states that non-Native Americans who commit crimes on tribal land cannot be arrested by NatAme law enforcement. Who gets to make the arrest depends on the ethnicity of the criminal or the victim. This resulted in many crimes going unpunished.

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QJ9VL TIL the word “Muzak” is the general term often used in subtitles to indicate music that is played in rooms where many people come together, and during telephone calls when placed on hold.
0nPj TIL Elon Musk originally came to America by showing up unannounced at a relatives house in Canada. He had to work odd jobs until he could afford to go to college, including cleaning boilers so filthy that he required a hazmat suit.
9Yox6 TIL kamikaze pilots weren't 100% volunteer. Pilots were asked to put their hand up in a big group if they didn't want to volunteer. Amid peer pressure, hardly anyone was able to say no to the mission.
E1jYX TIL the first steam turbine was invented in the 1st century by Greek engineer Hero of Alexandria, along with the first wind organ, vending machine, and piston pump. Most of his works were written off as party tricks or display relics for temples.
8eGJK TIL on August 8th, 2023 a historical society installed a plaque commemorating Dave Matthew’s Band tour bus dumping 800 pounds of human sewage on a tour boat beneath a Chicago bridge.